Matthew Stafford on WBBL: I feel as good as I ever have

After missing 13 games last season, including the final eight, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has healed up and is ready to go.

"I feel fantastic," Stafford said in an interview with WBBL-AM Grand Rapids. "I feel as good as I ever have. I had an opportunity this offseason, with
some of the lockout issues, to rehab as long as I possibly could."

Stafford also got a first-hand look at rookie wide receive Titus Young when the two spent some time working out together last week. The quarterback is excited about Young and rest of the Lions' draft picks.

"He's (Young) a great young kid," Stafford said. "We
have a bunch of draft picks this year that we look forward to helping us out.
We've got some player-run workouts going on this week. Titus will be up here
for that. Mikel will be up here for that. We're going to be just trying to get
these guys on the same page and get us going."

Closing on a four-game winning streak has fans excited, but with the lockout looming, there is concern the Lions could lose the momentum they built at the end of last season. Stafford doesn't think that will be the case because of the continuity with the roster and coaching staff.

"We're lucky in the fact that we have the same
coaching staff coming back - basically the same core group of players," Stafford said. "We don't
have to learn any new systems. It's been toughest probably for these rookies.
They have so much uncertainty right now. That's why I'm trying to bring Titus along,
bring Mikel along - show them they're going to be a big part of our team early
on. We've got to get them going as soon as we can."

Despite sounding confident about his health, and the Lions' team chemistry, Stafford couldn't be baited into making any bold predictions on how the team would do next season.

"Who knows? We feel confident going in, and that's
the big thing. You've got to take it one game at a time, and hopefully have a lot of
success. "